Hay-press



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1'.

W. S. CHAMPION.

HAY PRESS.

No. 397,333 Patented Peb. 5.1889'.

N. FLIERS, Pnoxalimcgmpher. wahmglon. D. C.

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

W. S. CHAMPION.

HAY PRESS.

No. 397838. u Patented Feb. 5, 1889.

u lNITEn STeTEs PATENT OFFICE.

lVlLLlAM SMITH CHAMPION, OF GOLIAD, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO BAR- TON PECK, OF GOLIAD COUNTY, TEXAS.v

HAY-PRESS.

SPECIFCATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 397,388, dated February 5, 1889. Application filed July l0, 1888. Serial No. 279,504. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM SMITH CHAM- PIoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Goliad,in the county of Goliad and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hay-Presses; and l do declare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- act description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to hay-presses, and has for its object to construct the parts so that two bales will be formed in the press, as hereinafter described, thereby saving time and labor, and also to simply the construction of the parts without the sacrifice of power, strength, and durability; and with'that end in view the invention consists in the construetion and combination of parts hereinafter particularly described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of the same.

Figure l. is a perspective view of the press. Fig. 2 is a plan view. Fig. 3 isa vertical section on the line o; t of Fig. 2. Fig. if is an end view of one of the follower-blocks. Fig. 5 is an end view of the segment detached from the press, showing the grooves.

In the drawings, the letter A designates the longitudinal timbers of the frame of the press, B the vertical timbers thereof, and C the crosstimbers, tlie several parts being secured together by bolts D, applied at such points as may be deemed necessary or best; and bolts E may be passed vertieall y through the longitudinal timbers A at the two ends of the press, and provided with nuts F for the purpose of tightening the ends ol the press.

In order to allow the necessary movement to the longitudinal timbers of the press to permit the rods or bolts E to tighten the ends of the press, the end upright timbers, B, must be slotted, as shown, where the bolts D pass through them at the points shown in Fig. l,so that the ends of the longitudinal timbers Inay be depressed. The effect of this is to contract the outer ends of the chambers, so that the ters G G) are formed with slotted sides coInposed of the slats H, and are provided with the closed tops I. These chambers are at each end of the press, and at their inner ends are' the feed-chambers J, between which and the baling-chambers are the catches K, depending from sockets L in the top of the press, and acted on bythe springs M, which will hold the catches down in front of the charges of hay as moved forward, so as to hold them in place.

One face of the catches preferably beveled, as shown, so as to permit the charges of hay to pass by the same easily, the springs M yielding' to the pressure of the charge as it is Inoved under the catches. In the space N between the two feed-chambers there is suitably supported and guided the beam O, provided at opposite ends with the plunger-heads P, the beam and heads constituting a double plunger adapted to be reciprocated se as to compress the hay in one chamber while the chamber at the opposite end is being charged with hay to be compressed by the plunger when its movement is reversed. It will thus be seen that-the plunger is caused to compress liay in both its backward and forward movement, and thus perform the function of compressing hay Ii'or two bales in rthe same press at the same time.

The plunger is reciprocated by means of the cables Q, which preferably are of wire and connected to the plunger and to the oscillating segment R, which is pivoted by bolt S tothe two sills T, bolted to the side timbers, and between which the segment lits, and by which it is guided and braced. The segment has formed in its periphery two grooves,

U, in which lie the cables Q, one of which is L connected at one end to one side of the seg-r ment and at the other end to one end of the plunger, while the other cable is connected to the opposite side oll the segment and to the opposite end ot' the plunger, so that when the segment is turned in one direction one cable is wound around it, aml one of the plunger-l'leads is drawn away from its feed-r box and the other plunger-head `forced into its feed-box. \Vhen the movement of the segment is reversed, the cable just described as wound about it is unwound, while the other cable is wound upon it, thus moving the plun gers in the opposite direction. The power thus transmitted to the plunger is direct, positive, and of much force, and applied at the expenditureof little effort on the motive power. i

The ellect ol' usin lhe segment and cables and connecting the cables to the outer ends ol` the plunger beyond the fulerum-point oli' the lever is that the point-ot resistance (taking the end of` the plunger to which the cableis attached as such point) withrel'erence to the fulcrum is constantly changing, so that when the least power is required, which when pressure is irst applied to the fresh charge of hay, the point olf resistance far tliest removed `from the l'ulcrum, and as the hay becomes compressed and more power must be exerted on it thepoint oil' resistance is brought nearer to the fulcrum, so that more leverage tor the increased pressure is obtained.

From the segment R extend the levers V, joinedlogether at their outer end and provided with a singletree, WV, for hitehing the horse. The follower-blocks X are `applied and used in the manner customary in presses of this kind, and are formed on opposite faces with slots Y, opening into the circular grooves Z, to receive the binding-wire.

The action of the `plungers is continuous, andthe arrangement of the bale-boxes with reference to them constitutes a double press, inwliich two bales are formed, while the two preceLlingly-lormed bales are ejected by the two bales in progress of formation. The parts are simple in construction, easily put together and operated, not liable to get out of order, strong andi. durable7 and very el'icient for the purposes intended.

Having described my invention and` set Forth its merits, what l claim is ln a hay-Infess, the eon |bination,o the `two feed and, lia-ling chambers, the reciprocating. plunger-beam provided with a plunger-head at each end, the pivoted segment provided with a lever, and the eables'connected tothe inner ends ot' the segment and passingin op-.

posite directions parallel to the length of the plunger and connected tothe opposite ends of the plunger,as and for the purposes set forth.

ln testimony whereof I affix, my si gnatu re in` presence of two witnesses.

WILLTAM SMl'lll CHAMPION.

'itnesses:

JAS. F. RAGLAND, B. F. FLY. 

